monologues

variants also monologs
plural of monologue

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Recent Examples of monologues But although Bean is a strong actor, his role is mostly reactive, creating an imbalance in the two-character scenes that dominate the movie, and a slight staginess in a structure built around chewy monologues. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025 Still, given that the video has only been online for one day, and is likely to remain a topic of national discourse for some time, the video will continue accruing viewership, and has certainly outpaced recent monologues by a large factor. Selome Hailu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025 The characters can engage in unscripted conversations, perform monologues, respond to trends in real time and adapt tone and references to suit platform-specific audiences. Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025 Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart and Bill Maher have all delivered monologues on their shows in recent days standing by Kimmel and criticizing ABC for suspending him. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 Videos of Kimmel’s monologues that covered the Kirk shooting are still available on YouTube. Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Kirk, too, was someone who understood the power of that culture, using viral sound bites and incendiary podcast monologues to wield it. Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025 Kenan Thompson does a similar bit over Fineman, and then a split screen brings them together; their respective monologues are funny, but the success of the sketch is really about the specific way both performers, Nwodim especially, are able to dig into their issues. Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025 Batemen gets a few moving monologues, but Vince’s heavier dose of morbid witticisms aren’t enough to overcome his pervasive selfishness and abominable behavior (nor is a late-arriving revelation about his past). Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologues
Noun
  • Grammy winner Mark Ronson DJed at the reception, which also featured speeches from Swift, Sheeran, Gomez’s mom Mandy Teefey and stepdad Brian, as well as Blanco’s parents, Andrew and Sandra Levin.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The ceremony was attended by some of the couple's famous pals, including Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, both of whom gave speeches.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Even the man who wrote eloquent romantic soliloquies that have endured centuries still royally pissed off his wife on the regular.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sam Vanderwall, one of six elders of the church, told the Idaho Statesman that Masiewicz handled the regular Sunday sermons.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Evangelical leaders like Franklin Graham and Paula White-Cain have taken to YouTube to share sermons and teachings.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Monologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologues. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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